The White Horse Inn folks highlight a trio of conferences featuring both R.C. Sproul and Mike Horton. The 2009 Ligonier West Coast Conference in Seattle, WA - September 25-26, 2009. Theme: Is There Life After Death? The 2010 Ligonier West Coast Conference in Los Angeles, CA - March 26-27, 2010 Theme: Are We Practicing Christless Christianity? The 2010 Ligonier National Conference in Orlando, FL - June 17-19, 2010 Theme: Tough Questions Christians Face As it turns out, I'm slated to live-blog all three of these events. So if you're there, please come say hello. I may look like I'm frantically … [Read more...] about Three Events – Three Cities – Three Liveblogs
Nine Marks Journal – Church Discipline
Church discipline is the subject of the September/October 2009 issue of the Nine Marks Journal. … [Read more...] about Nine Marks Journal – Church Discipline
Nine Marks Workshop in Riverside, CA
A workshop entitled Building Healthy Churches will be held at Fellowship Baptist Church in Riverside, CA on November 6-7, 2009. The speakers are Mark Dever, Greg Gilbert, and Rick Holland. Register online by October 30. $45 for the general public and $35 for students enrolled in a minimum of 9 credit hours. Location: Fellowship Baptist Church 3624 Arlington Avenue Riverside, CA 92506 Check out the schedule. … [Read more...] about Nine Marks Workshop in Riverside, CA
The Influence of Christianity on Civilization
Kevin DeYoung reviews what sounds like a very interesting book: Human Accomplishment: The Pursuit of Excellence in the Arts and Sciences, 800 B.C. to 1950. DeYoung quotes from the author Charles Murray: With regard to purpose, my position does not require that the secular life be a life without purpose. Rather, I argue that it is harder to find that purpose if one is an atheist or agnostic than if one is a believer. It is harder still to maintain attention to that purpose over years of effort. Devotion to a human cause, whether social justice, the environment, the search for truth, or an … [Read more...] about The Influence of Christianity on Civilization
Obama’s Decline Is Due To Liberal Policies
On August 25, President Obama had a +9.8% spread (approval vs. disapproval) according to a rolling average of various polls. Today, that number is only 8.6%. Two good pieces which explain why: 1. David Brooks (NY Times): From the stimulus to health care, it has joined itself at the hip to the liberal leadership in Congress. The White House has failed to veto measures, like the pork-laden omnibus spending bill, that would have demonstrated independence and fiscal restraint. By force of circumstances and by design, the president has promoted one policy after another that increases spending … [Read more...] about Obama’s Decline Is Due To Liberal Policies
Sing Praise To The Lord – Dan Goeller
Two things draw me to powerful, Scripture-laden worship songs: (1) Music has always had a profound impact on how I feel and think--my affections, and the object of my affections. (2) We were made to praise that in which we delight. Scriptural and theologically-rich lyrics, set to a worshipful tune, have an inexplicable way of lifting my affections back to God, and putting gospel-oriented thoughts in my mind--thoughts which readily turn to meditations on the One in whom we live, move, and have our being. It is in that vein that I heartily recommend Sing Praise To The Lord by Dan Goeller. The … [Read more...] about Sing Praise To The Lord – Dan Goeller